scudding along wrote:
btw, what is the crab-crusher mafia and how can I avoid them?
Thanks and smooth sailing.

You know, the guys who insist that any boat with a fin keel
is a death trap, and only the heaviest of heavy displacement
old-fashioned hull forms is fit to go to sea... some of
these guys have given up the gaff rig, but I suspect they'd
bring it back if they could.

You're welcome and Fresh Breezes to you-
Doug King